WO2019200883A1

WO2019200883A1 - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: WO2019200883A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/112355
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张源智; 李锦彬; 陈伟; 高塬贵; 邓志宏; 李磊; 夏鹏; 潘泽勇; 李易峰; 纪晓旭
Original assignee: 格力电器（武汉）有限公司; 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-04-16
Filing date: 2018-10-29
Publication date: 2019-10-24
Also published as: CN108420299A

Abstract

Disclosed is a cooking utensil. The cooking utensil comprises a body and a cover body disposed thereon. The body comprises a support structure disposed on an upper end thereof and a base disposed on a lower end thereof, and further comprises a reinforcing structure provided between the support structure and the base. The upper end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the support structure, and the lower end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the base. According to the cooking utensil of the present invention, the upper end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the support structure, and the lower end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the base so that the distance between the support structure and the base is not increased due to the rise of the temperature, thereby improving the strength of the overall structure of the cooking utensil and prolonging the service life thereof.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background technique

The prior art rice cooker includes a body and a cover, and the body includes an electrical component, a reel, a support structure disposed at the upper end, and a base disposed at the lower end. The cover body and the support structure are hingedly connected, and an electrical component is disposed between the support structure and the base and connected to the support structure. The reel is disposed opposite to the electrical component, and the reel is used to wind a wire for heating.

In the prior art rice cooker, on the one hand, the water vapor in the body encounters a lower temperature cover body to generate condensed water, and the condensed water flows from the connection position of the support structure and the cover body to the electrical component, thereby causing The safety problem is used; on the other hand, the water retaining member for retaining water is only connected to the support structure and not connected to the base, or is only connected to the base and not connected to the support structure, since the support structure and the base are injection molded parts for heating The wire body increases the temperature of the support structure and the base, thereby increasing the gap between the support structure and the base, reducing the overall structural strength and service life of the rice cooker.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking appliance which can enhance the structural strength of the entire cooking appliance and increase the service life of the cooking appliance.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A cooking appliance comprising a body and a cover disposed on the body, the body comprising a support structure disposed at an upper end and a base disposed at a lower end, the body further comprising a support structure and the base disposed at the base A reinforcing structure between the upper ends of the reinforcing structure is connected to the supporting structure, and a lower end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the base.

Preferably, the upper end of the reinforcing structure is screwed, snapped or plugged with the support structure; and/or,

The lower end of the reinforcing structure is screwed, snapped or plugged with the base.

Preferably, the reinforcing structure or the supporting structure is provided with a first connecting hole, and the supporting structure or the reinforcing structure is provided with a first connecting post corresponding to the first connecting hole, by the first The connecting hole and the first connecting post are screwed, snapped or plugged; and/or,

The reinforcing structure or the base is provided with a third connecting hole, and the base or the reinforcing structure is provided with a second connecting post corresponding to the third connecting hole, through the third connecting hole and the The second connecting post is threaded, snapped or plugged.

Preferably, an end of the first connecting post can abut against an axial end surface of the first connecting hole, and a second connecting hole is disposed in the first connecting post, through the first connecting hole Threaded connection with the second connecting hole;

An end of the second connecting post can abut against an axial end surface of the third connecting hole, and a fourth connecting hole is disposed in the second connecting post, through the third connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole The connecting holes enable a threaded connection.

Preferably, the reinforcing structure further includes a first positioning structure, the support structure further comprising a second positioning structure, the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure cooperate to position the reinforcing structure on the support structure on.

Preferably, the first positioning structure comprises a positioning hole or a positioning post, and the second positioning structure comprises a positioning post or a positioning hole capable of cooperating with the positioning hole or the positioning post.

Preferably, the cover body and the support structure are hinged, and a water guiding structure is disposed between the support structure and the base, and the water guiding structure constitutes the reinforcing structure.

Preferably, the water guiding structure includes a liquid collecting portion for storing a liquid, and the flow guiding portion is in communication with the liquid collecting portion for using the product The liquid accumulated in the liquid portion is guided to the base.

Preferably, the effusion portion includes a sump, the opening of the sump is oriented upward; and/or

The flow guiding portion includes a guiding groove or a guiding hole, and one end of the guiding groove or the guiding hole communicates with the liquid collecting portion.

Preferably, a flow hole is provided in a bottom wall of the sump, and an upper end of the flow guide or the flow hole communicates with the flow hole.

Preferably, the effusion portion is elongated in a circumferential direction of the body, and the water guiding structure is screwed, snapped or plugged with the support structure through the effusion portion.

Preferably, the threaded connection, snapping or plugging is disposed at both ends of the elongated effusion portion in the circumferential direction, and the first positioning structure is disposed between the two threaded connections, the snapping or the plugging.

Preferably, the cover body and the support structure are hinged, and a water guiding structure is disposed between the support structure and the base, the water guiding structure constitutes the reinforcing structure, and the water guiding structure comprises a reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portion extends in the axial direction.

Preferably, the second connecting post is disposed at a lower end of the water guiding structure, and the reinforcing portion is connected to the second connecting post and is located on a same straight line.

Preferably, the body further includes an electric component, the water guiding structure includes a water blocking plate disposed at a radially outer side of the electric component; and the electric component is provided with a radially outward protruding portion a heat dissipating device, the water guiding structure comprising a notch portion for arranging a heat dissipating device of the electric component.

In the cooking appliance of the present invention, an upper end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the support structure, and a lower end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the base such that a distance between the support structure and the base is not increased by temperature It becomes high and becomes large, which in turn increases the structural strength and service life of the entire cooking appliance.

DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the body in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the body in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view of a support structure in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural view of a water guiding structure in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a structural schematic view showing another angle of the water guiding structure in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the picture:

1. Liner;

2, electrical parts; 21, heat sink;

3, support structure; 31, cylindrical structure; 32, epitaxial portion; 33, first connecting column; 34, second connecting hole; 35, second positioning structure; 351, positioning column;

4, the base; 41, the third connection hole; 42, the gap structure;

5. Water guiding structure; 51, first connecting hole; 52, second connecting column; 53, first positioning structure; 531, positioning hole; 54, effusion portion; 541, sump; 542, flow hole; , a flow guiding portion; 551, a flow guiding groove; 56, a reinforcing portion; 57, a water retaining plate; 58, a notch portion.

detailed description

The invention is described below on the basis of the embodiments, and the drawings are provided for the purpose of illustration.

Unless explicitly required by the context, the words "including", "comprising", and the like in the claims and the claims should be interpreted as meanings of meaning rather than exclusive or exhaustive meaning; that is, "including but not limited to" The meaning.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, which may be, for example, a rice cooker, a voltage cooker or the like.

The cooking appliance comprises a body, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the body comprising a bladder 1 and an electrical component 2 for placing food to be cooked. The body further includes a support structure 3 disposed at an upper end and a base 4 disposed at a lower end, the support structure 3 including a cylindrical structure 31 and an extension portion 32, the extension portion 32 being disposed at a diameter of the cylindrical structure 31 To the outside, the cylindrical structure 31 is for supporting the inner liner 1.

The cooking appliance may increase the temperature of the support structure 3 and the base 4 during use, thereby causing an increase in the distance between the support structure 3 and the base 4, resulting in the cooking. The overall structural strength and service life of the appliance are reduced. In this embodiment, the reinforcing structure is disposed between the support structure 3 and the base 4, and the upper end of the reinforcing structure is connected with the support structure 3, and the lower end of the reinforcing structure and the base 4 The connection is made such that the strength of the connection between the support structure 3 and the base 4 is further increased, thereby increasing the overall structural strength and service life of the cooking appliance.

The cooking appliance further includes a cover (not shown) and a water guiding structure 5, the cover being hinged to the support structure 3, the cover preferably hinged with the extension 32 of the support structure 3. The cover body and the support structure 3 are hinged such that condensed water formed on the cover body enters the interior of the body along the hinged position, and condensed water entering the interior of the body causes the electrical component 2 to be The use of security issues. In order to avoid the use of condensed water entering the interior of the body to cause safety of use of the electrical component 2, the cooking appliance is provided with a water guiding structure 5 capable of guiding condensed water entering the interior of the body to the The base 4 of the body is further discharged from the base 4.

Preferably, the water guiding structure 5 forms the reinforcing structure, and the upper end of the water guiding structure 5 is screwed, snapped or plugged with the supporting structure 3, and the water guiding structure 5 and the supporting structure 3 The hooking may be, for example, providing a concave portion on the water guiding structure 5, and providing a convex portion on the supporting structure 3, the convex portion having a size larger than the concave portion, and forming the convex portion in the concave portion The water guiding structure 5 and the supporting structure 3 are engaged; the lower end of the water guiding structure 5 is screwed, snapped or plugged with the base 4, and the water guiding structure 5 and the base 4 are The plugging may be, for example, providing a hole in the water guiding structure 5, and providing a shaft on the base 4, and inserting the shaft in the hole to form a plugging of the water guiding structure 5 and the base 4; The upper end of the water guiding structure 5 is screwed, snapped or plugged with the supporting structure 3, and the lower end of the water guiding structure 5 is screwed, snapped or plugged with the base 4 to enable the The structure of the cooking appliance is more compact and saves material.

Further, the water guiding structure 5 is provided with a first connecting hole 51. As shown in FIG. 4, the supporting structure 3 is provided with a first connecting post 33 corresponding to the first connecting hole 51, as shown in FIG. As shown, the support structure 3 is provided with a first connecting hole 51, and the water guiding structure 5 is provided with a first connecting post 33 corresponding to the first connecting hole 51. Preferably, the first connecting post 33 can be disposed, for example, on the extension portion 32 of the support structure 3, and the end of the first connecting post 33 can abut on the axial end surface of the first connecting hole 51. Providing a second connecting hole 34 in the first connecting post 33, and screwing is achieved by disposing a fastener in the first connecting hole 51 and the second connecting hole 34, the fastener For example bolts. Further, the end of the first connecting post 33 is arranged in an inverted truncated cone shape, and the second connecting hole 34 is disposed in the first connecting post 33 of the inverted truncated cone shape, so that the first connection can be made The proportion of space occupied by the column 33 is reduced, saving material.

Further, the base 4 is provided with a third connecting hole 41. As shown in FIG. 2, the water guiding structure 5 is provided with a second connecting post 52 corresponding to the third connecting hole 41, as shown in FIG. The water guiding structure 5 is provided with a third connecting hole 41. The base 4 is provided with a second connecting post 52 corresponding to the third connecting hole 41. The end of the second connecting post 52 can be abutted. It abuts against the axial end surface of the third connecting hole 41. A fourth connecting hole (not shown) is disposed in the second connecting post 52, and a screw connection is achieved by disposing a fastener in the third connecting hole 41 and the fourth connecting hole. Fasteners such as bolts. Further, the end of the second connecting post 52 is arranged in an inverted truncated cone shape, and the fourth connecting hole is disposed in the second connecting post 52 of the inverted truncated cone shape, so that the second connecting post can be made The proportion of space occupied by 52 is reduced, saving materials.

In the cooking appliance of the present invention, in order to facilitate the installation of the support structure 3 and the water guiding structure 5, a first positioning structure 53 is disposed on the water guiding structure 5, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. The support structure 3 is provided with a second positioning structure 35. As shown in FIG. 3, the cooperation of the first positioning structure 53 and the second positioning structure 35 enables the water guiding structure 5 to be positioned on the support. The structure 3 further facilitates the installation of the support structure 3 and the water guiding structure 5. Preferably, the first positioning structure 53 is disposed as a positioning hole 531, and the second positioning structure 35 is disposed as a positioning post 351 capable of cooperating with the positioning hole 531, by using the positioning post 351 and the positioning The cooperation between the holes 531 makes it easier to position the water guiding structure 5 on the support structure 3. Alternatively, the first positioning structure 53 is disposed as a positioning post, and the second positioning structure 35 is disposed as a positioning hole that cooperates with the positioning post. It should be noted that the positioning post 351 may also be a hollow structure substantially as shown in FIG. 3 .

In the present invention, the water guiding structure 5 can guide the condensed water entering the inside of the body to the outside of the cooking appliance. One specific embodiment of the water guiding structure 5 is: the water guiding structure 5 is provided with The effusion portion 54 and the flow guiding portion 55 are as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the flow guiding portion 55 communicates with the liquid collecting portion 54, and the liquid collecting portion 54 will enter the condensation of the body. When the water is accumulated, the flow guiding portion 55 guides the condensation type accumulated in the liquid accumulation portion 54 to the outside of the cooking appliance. Preferably, the effusion portion 54 is provided with a sump 541, and the opening of the sump 541 is disposed upward so as to flow into the interior of the body from the hinge of the cover and the support structure 3. The condensed water directly flows into the liquid accumulation portion 54. Further, a flow hole 542 is provided in the bottom wall of the sump 541. As shown in FIG. 4, the flow guiding portion 55 is disposed as a flow guiding groove 551 or a flow guiding hole, so that the guiding groove 551 Or one end of the air guiding hole communicates with the flow hole 542 on the bottom wall of the liquid reservoir 541. Correspondingly, a drain hole (not shown) is disposed on the base 4, so that the flow guiding groove The other end of the 551 or the flow guiding hole communicates with the liquid discharging hole on the base 4. Thus, the condensed water flowing into the inside of the body from the hinge of the cover body and the support structure 3 flows to the sump 541, and flows into the circulation hole 542 through the bottom wall of the sump 541. The guide groove 551 or the flow guiding hole is further discharged from the liquid discharge hole of the base 4. Still more preferably, the sump 541 is disposed such that the position of the flow hole 542 on the bottom wall of the sump 541 is lower than other positions on the bottom wall of the sump 541, The condensed water in the sump 541 is caused to flow more smoothly to the flow guiding portion 55.

In the specific embodiment of the water guiding structure 5 described above, the liquid collecting portion 54 may be disposed to be elongated in the circumferential direction of the body. The circumferential direction in the present application refers to the circumferential direction of the inner liner 1, and the connection between the water guiding structure 5 and the support structure 3 is set to be screwed by the liquid collecting portion 54, and the screw connection is set The first positioning structure 53 is disposed between the two screw connections at both ends of the elongated effusion portion 54 near the circumferential direction. In this way, the support structure 3 and the water guiding structure 5 are fixed by two screw connections and a positioning connection disposed between the two screw connections, which is not only simple and convenient to connect, but also has a more reliable connection strength. It should be noted that when the support structure 3 and the water guiding structure 5 are screwed, the first connecting hole 51 is disposed on the liquid collecting groove 541, and the first connecting hole 3 is disposed on the supporting structure 3. When the post 33 is connected, the first connecting hole 51 and the first connecting post 33 are sealingly connected, thereby preventing condensed water in the sump 541 from flowing from the first connecting hole 51 to the electric On item 2, it raises security issues.

In order to increase the structural strength of the water guiding structure 5, a reinforcing portion 56 is disposed on the water guiding structure 5, and as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the reinforcing portion 56 extends in the axial direction, and the axial direction refers to The axial direction of the inner liner 1 is uniform such that the effect of increasing the joint strength between the support structure 3 and the base 4 is achieved by increasing the structural strength of the water guiding structure 5 itself. Preferably, when the second connecting post 52 is disposed at the lower end of the water guiding structure 5, the reinforcing portion 56 is connected to the second connecting post 52 such that the two are on the same straight line, so The structural strength of the water structure 5 is higher. In a specific embodiment of the water guiding structure 5 described above, the reinforcing portion 56 is preferably disposed on the flow guiding portion 55, and the reinforcing portion 56 and the liquid collecting portion 54 and the second connecting column are 52 is connected to achieve a better effect of increasing the strength of the water guiding structure 5.

In a preferred embodiment, the water guiding structure 5 is provided with a water deflecting plate 57, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, which is disposed radially outward of the electric component. Thus, the use of the water deflector 57 further prevents the electrical component 2 from contacting the condensed water, so that the protection of the electrical component by the water guiding structure 5 is more reliable, and the use of the electrical component is more secure. Since the electric component 2 is further provided with a heat dissipating device 21 protruding outward in the radial direction, as shown in FIG. 4, the water guiding structure 5 is preferably provided with a notch portion 58, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. The heat sink 21 of the electrical component. Specifically, the notch portion 58 is preferably formed by the flow guiding portion 55 and the water stop plate 57. In this embodiment, the flow guiding portion 55 includes two, the length of the water deflector 57 in the axial direction of the body is smaller than the length of the flow guiding portion 55, and the flow guiding portion 55 is disposed at the The notch portion 58 is formed at both ends in the circumferential direction of the water flap 57. It should be noted that when the flow guiding portion 55 is the guiding groove 551, the notch of the guiding groove 551 preferably faces away from the electrical component 2.

In the present invention, a hinge cover is further disposed at a hinge between the support structure 3 and the cover body, and a gap structure 42 is disposed on the outer side of the base 4 near the water guide structure 5, as shown in FIG. To ensure the appearance integrity of the cooking appliance of the present invention, the hinged cover is disposed at the slit structure 42.

In the present invention, the water guiding structure 5 is preferably integrally injection molded to facilitate the fabrication of the water guiding structure 5.

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the above various preferred embodiments can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A cooking appliance comprising a body and a cover disposed on the body, wherein the body comprises a support structure (3) disposed at an upper end and a base (4) disposed at a lower end, the body further comprising a reinforcing structure disposed between the support structure (3) and the base (4), an upper end of the reinforcing structure is connected to the support structure (3), a lower end of the reinforcing structure and the base (4) )connection.
The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the reinforcing structure is screwed, snapped or plugged with the support structure (3); and/or

The lower end of the reinforcing structure is screwed, snapped or plugged with the base (4).
The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcing structure or the supporting structure (3) is provided with a first connecting hole (51), the supporting structure (3) or the reinforcing structure setting a first connecting post (33) corresponding to the first connecting hole (51), through which the first connecting hole (51) and the first connecting post (33) are screwed, snapped or plugged ;and / or,

The reinforcing structure or the base (4) is provided with a third connecting hole (41), and the base (4) or the reinforcing structure is provided with a second connection corresponding to the third connecting hole (41) A post (52) is threaded, snapped or plugged through the third connecting hole (41) and the second connecting post (52).
The cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein an end of the first connecting post (33) is capable of abutting against an axial end surface of the first connecting hole (51) at the first a second connecting hole (34) is disposed in the connecting post (33), and the threaded connection is realized through the first connecting hole (51) and the second connecting hole (34);

An end of the second connecting post (52) can abut against an axial end surface of the third connecting hole (41), and a fourth connecting hole is disposed in the second connecting post (52), The third connection hole (41) and the fourth connection hole achieve a threaded connection.
The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing structure further comprises a first positioning structure (53), the support structure (3) further comprising a second positioning structure (35), the first positioning The structure (53) and the second positioning structure (35) cooperate to position the reinforcing structure on the support structure (3).
The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein the first positioning structure (53) comprises a positioning hole (531) or a positioning post (351), and the second positioning structure (35) comprises The positioning hole (531) or the positioning post (351) or the positioning hole (531) of the positioning post (351).
A cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover body and the support structure (3) are hinged and disposed between the support structure (3) and the base (4) There is a water guiding structure (5), which constitutes the reinforcing structure.
The cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein the water guiding structure (5) comprises a liquid collecting portion (54) and a flow guiding portion (55), wherein the liquid collecting portion (54) is for storing The liquid-conducting portion (55) communicates with the liquid-collecting portion (54) for guiding the liquid accumulated in the liquid-collecting portion (54) to the base (4).
The retort according to claim 8, wherein the effusion portion (54) includes a sump (541), the opening of the sump (541) faces upward; and/or

The flow guiding portion (55) includes a flow guiding groove (551) or a flow guiding hole, and one end of the guiding flow groove (551) or the guiding hole communicates with the liquid collecting portion (54).
The cooking appliance according to claim 9, wherein a flow hole (542) is provided in a bottom wall of the liquid reservoir (541), and the upper end of the flow guiding groove (551) or the flow guiding hole is The flow holes (542) are in communication.
The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the liquid collecting portion (54) is elongated in a circumferential direction of the body, and the water guiding structure (5) passes through the liquid collecting portion (54) The threaded connection, snapping or plugging with the support structure (3).
The cooking appliance according to claim 11, wherein the reinforcing structure further comprises a first positioning structure (53), the support structure (3) further comprising a second positioning structure (35), the first positioning The structure (53) and the second positioning structure (35) cooperate to position the reinforcing structure on the support structure (3), and the threaded connection, snapping or plugging is disposed in the effusion portion near the circumference At the upper ends, the first positioning structure (53) is disposed between two threaded connections, snaps or plugs.
The cooking appliance according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the cover body and the support structure (3) are hinged, and a water guiding structure is arranged between the support structure (3) and the base (4) (5) The water guiding structure (5) constitutes the reinforcing structure, and the water guiding structure (5) includes a reinforcing portion (56) that extends in the axial direction.
The cooking appliance according to claim 13, wherein the second connecting post (52) is disposed at a lower end of the water guiding structure (5), the reinforcing portion (56) and the second connecting post (52) connected and located on the same line.
A cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein said body further comprises an electrical component (2), said water guiding structure (5) comprising a water deflector (57), said water deflector (57) being arranged a radially outer side of the electrical component (2); the electrical component (2) is provided with a heat dissipating device (21) protruding outward in the radial direction, the water guiding structure (5) comprising a notch portion (58), A heat sink (21) for escaping the electrical component (2).